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Message started by LondonThing on 04/30/05 at 16:03:59

Title: your opinions please
Post by LondonThing on 04/30/05 at 16:03:59

What do you all think? Its kinda like shopping for trainers, but more important :-)

http://www.londonthing.net/lights/1.jpg
http://www.londonthing.net/lights/2.jpg
http://www.londonthing.net/lights/3.jpg

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by jbird on 04/30/05 at 17:22:57

i think its bout time for a new tire

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by Frost on 04/30/05 at 17:59:19

I'd say 1st pic...

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by HawkEye1967 on 04/30/05 at 18:13:12

Partial to the 2nd picture, myself

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by Ed_L. on 04/30/05 at 18:32:11

Like the looks of the first picture. A square or rectangular headlight would be cool if you can find one.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by WD on 04/30/05 at 18:32:29

1 or 2. Although, with that heavy looking front end, you might consider a 10" diameter Ford AA truck headlight...
-WD

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by Paladin on 04/30/05 at 18:40:16

As is, the top -- the flat red piece bridging the headlamps is excessive.

If you plan to run a windscreen the bottom with a smoked acrylic blade of the same shape reflected up.

But, as WD noted, a single big round light, such as off a '30 Bentley or equivalent would be even cooler.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by bobo383 on 04/30/05 at 18:45:07

First one is great. Also like the idea of 1 BIG light.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by LondonThing on 04/30/05 at 18:55:08

these????????????

Kind futuristic ish....

http://asiapac.clickandbuild.com/cnb/shop/streetworks?imageID=188&op=imgLib-viewImage

Im not paartial to a single round headlight really, I did find two rectangle ones thos, I will try and dig out a photo of them...

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by LondonThing on 04/30/05 at 18:56:16

jbird wrote:

i think its bout time for a new tire

its actually not as bad as it looks :-)

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by Paladin on 04/30/05 at 19:09:11

When it comes to style there is only one opinion that counts.

But it's all right, now,
I've learned my lesson well,
See, you can't please ev'ryone,
So you got to please yourself.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by rebslb13 on 04/30/05 at 19:22:38

FWIW, I'd say a single bigun'

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by lancer on 04/30/05 at 19:45:58

I like the first one with the 2 eyes, and I love the big tubes. If you dicide against the 2 lights, go for a single one in a cafe style small shield.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by shawn_b on 04/30/05 at 21:37:10

2 it better looking

shawn

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by red2k1 on 04/30/05 at 21:43:06

Number 1.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by LondonThing on 05/01/05 at 06:27:50

Have ALL of you guys got the standard savage light?
Oh i thought i would also just mention how brittle the stock savage top yoke is, when i was removing my original front end, i hit the top yoke with a hammer just a bit as it was being stuborn comming off, and smash! (yes smash) it shattered into 5 or 6 peices like it was glass, just a heads up for ya all... It was OK for me as I had alreaddy decided to scrap my old stock front end :-)

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by gazab44 on 05/01/05 at 06:46:20

the 1st pic, but i prefer black T-shirts, i mean headlights LOL.
thats just my preference you go with the look you prefer.

"Individuality is freedom lived"

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by slavy on 05/01/05 at 09:11:06

I think #1 matches better the front end and the clip-ons.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by LondonThing on 05/01/05 at 09:29:58

Ed_L. wrote:

Like the looks of the first picture. A square or rectangular headlight would be cool if you can find one.

found one

http://moorespeedracing.com/img/db/1844.jpg

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by Honda_fan on 05/01/05 at 10:24:21

1st pic for me.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by bentwheel on 05/01/05 at 14:30:18

I much prefer the first pic. It adds a hooligan look. The second pic is more nerdy and the third, mixed up and doesn't fit/flow.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by PerrydaSavage on 05/01/05 at 14:37:12

1st pic with the 2 big lamps is very cool. Next, is that "futuristic" Jestsons-style headlamp ... those rectangular ones kinda blow ... but that's just my taste ...

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by Oklahoma_Mike on 05/01/05 at 15:26:18

I like the 1st pic 2nd is ok third looks like you are going to joust. 8)

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by Paladin on 05/01/05 at 16:12:51

LondonThing wrote:

found one

http://moorespeedracing.com/img/db/1844.jpg

Call me strange but I think that the wide squat rectangles would look good on your heavy looking wide squat front end.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by lancer on 05/01/05 at 19:59:17

I like the futuristic ish black goggle looking twin light above. Very sleek looking.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by WD on 05/01/05 at 23:38:57

No, I don't run the stock headlight. Mine is off a 1987 Honda CMX450C (Rebel vertical twin). My stock light snapped in half right above the bolts. Handlebar mounted toolroll bounced, well, REALLY bounced. I came tearing into the yard, locked up the brakes on the wet lawn, and hit a telephone pole sized pecan tree. ::) But I though the stock headlight was cheesy, so it didn't bother me very much.

If anyone wants to try thr 450 Rebel headlight, DON'T. You can't adjust them enough to not spotlight treetops on the right hand side of the road. Worked great on the Rebel, look great/works lousy on the Savage.
-WD

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by Oklahoma_Mike on 05/02/05 at 10:07:36

WD wrote:

I cracked up for 2 min non-stop after reading this. funny stuff not that I mean you hitting the tree was funny it is just the way you put it so nonchalant as if you were out to get the stock light. 8)

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by WD on 05/03/05 at 00:00:42

Everyone does something stupid occasionally. ;D The bike does look 1000% better to me with the Rebel light. Just something"off" about a tucked in headlight. Guess my HD roots still show.
-WD

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by Diane on 05/03/05 at 06:10:50

I think pic #1 looks great.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by Savage_Rob on 05/03/05 at 06:37:37

Paladin wrote:

But it's all right, now,
I've learned my lesson well,
See, you can't please ev'ryone,
So you got to please yourself.

Wow, Paladin... all the way back to Ricky Nelson. Garden Party... nice.

Oh, and I'm normally partial to a single headlight but of the three shown, I think the first looks best.

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by Mr 650 on 05/04/05 at 13:16:33

1st I liked 1st set, and that would be good.
I really like the fork and the way you have done the bike so far!
I don't think I liked the 3rd one from the front.
I am looking for the liner or rear cover art of 1970 James Gang Rides Again LP w/ Joe Walsh (BTW another of my fav guitar players.) sitting on this chopper and if memory serves, the 2 rectangular lights were mounted vertically, side by side. I used to have the LP but who knows where it went. anyway, w/ a pair of these might work that way.
http://asiapac.clickandbuild.com/cnb/shop/streetworks?imageID=188&op=imgLib-viewImage

Title: Re: your opinions please
Post by LondonThing on 05/05/05 at 04:02:16

Thanks all for your opinions (and compliments :-*) I think i may have to go with the first in the list, but not 100% sure yet, NEXT is the tail lights and numberplate bracket, can anyone that has a side-mounted plate let me know where they bolted it to, are they custom made or off the shelf????

Cheers :-)